Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Tuesday, February 9, 2016 · Bridgestone Arena
CSN-DC · FS-TN
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Capitals 26-23.
Filip Forsberg scored twice. Jason Chimera, Tom Wilson, Justin Williams, Marcus Johansson, Roman Josi and Alex Ovechkin also scored.
Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 18 of 22.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jason Chimera (14)Tom Wilson (12)1–012:02 WSH
2nd period
Tom Wilson (5)Marcus Johansson (18), John Carlson (22)2–004:55 WSH
Filip Forsberg (16)Craig Smith (7), Mattias Ekholm (17)2–114:42 NSH · PPG
3rd period
Justin Williams (17)Evgeny Kuznetsov (39), Andre Burakovsky (14)3–105:00 WSH
Marcus Johansson (14)Justin Williams (20), Karl Alzner (15)4–108:03 WSH
Roman Josi (11)Calle Jarnkrok (8), Ryan Johansen (31)4–209:49 NSH- Filip Forsberg (17)Mattias Ekholm (18), Ryan Ellis (16)4–312:00 NSH
Alex Ovechkin (31)Nicklas Backstrom (32), Marcus Johansson (19)5–319:00 WSH · PPG · EN
Team stats
WSHNSH
23Shots on goal26
55%Faceoff %45%
1/3Power play1/6
12Penalty minutes6
18Hits18
18Blocked shots10
9Giveaways5
8Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 03:41
Nate Schmidt · holding2 min - 1st 04:42
Mike Fisher · tripping2 min - 1st 07:23Justin Williams · hooking2 min
- 1st 14:06Craig Smith · tripping2 min
- 1st 14:13Marcus Johansson · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 10:54Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 12:50Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3rd 18:37Mattias Ekholm · tripping2 min
- 3rd 19:41Matt Niskanen · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 13:27 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:55 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:13 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:38 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 14:14 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:06 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:11 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:16 |
| 10Mike RichardsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:55 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:32 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:49 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 26:11 |
| 4Taylor ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:21 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:55 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 |
Nashville Predators
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 19:32 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:14 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:23 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 |
| 92Ryan JohansenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:28 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:23 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:31 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 |
| 16Cody BassC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:38 |
| 18James NealL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:55 |
| 20Miikka SalomakiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:20 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:33 |
| 33Colin WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:51 |
| 38Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:12 |
| 63Mike RibeiroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:01 |
| 2Anthony BitettoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:08 |
| 5Barret JackmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:17 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 27:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Pekka RinneG | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 58:50 |